Anne MichaelsEven as a child, even as my blood-past was drained from me, I understood that if I were strong enough to accept it, I was being offered a second history.
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In the words of Ernest Hemingway, "If a man doesn't keep going, he'll get nowhere." As a child, I felt that if I didn't give in to the pain and accept my blood-loss, I would be given a new opportunity. No matter how bad my situation was at the time, I knew there would always be a chance to get stronger.
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